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Wayne Police Turn Tables On 'Grandson Needs Bail Money' Scammers Who Victimized Elderly Couple Wayne Police Turn Tables On 'Grandson Needs Bail Money' Scammers Who Victimized Elderly Couple
Wayne Police Turn Tables On 'Grandson Needs Bail Money' Scammers Who Victimized Elderly Couple GOTCHA! An elderly couple had just handed over tens of thousands of dollars to a pair of “grandson-in-trouble” scammers and were about to surrender even more when Wayne police came to their rescue. The couple was already at the bank when their adult daughter reached out to township police –and just in time. Posing as a lawyer, one of the scammers had called and convinced the couple that a grandchild “had been involved in a car accident in New York City where a pregnant woman was involved and lost her baby,” Detective Capt. Dan Daly explained. The worried grandparents had already ponied up…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Scammer Clones Bethlehem Police Phone Number To Defraud Resident Of More Than $11K Scammer Clones Bethlehem Police Phone Number To Defraud Resident Of More Than $11K
Scammer Clones Bethlehem Police Phone Number To Defraud Resident Of More Than $11K A scammer cloning the phone number of the Bethlehem Police Department defrauded a local resident of more than $11,000, authorities said. A Lehigh Valley resident received a call from the Bethlehem Police non-emergency line (610-865-7187) on Friday, Aug. 26 stating that a family member was in trouble and needed money, the department said in a release. The resident was ultimately scammed out of more than $11,000, police said. “This is a common fraud scheme in which the victim is convinced that a family member has been in an accident or arrested and needs money immediately to avoid serving t…

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by Valerie Musson
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FEDS: India-Based Phone Scammers Admit Conning Elderly NJ Victims Out Of $600,000 FEDS: India-Based Phone Scammers Admit Conning Elderly NJ Victims Out Of $600,000
Feds: India-Based Phone Scammers Admit Conning Elderly NJ Victims Out Of $600,000 Two Indian nationals admitted Wednesday that they conned mostly elderly New Jersey victims out of $600,000 through a variety of phone scams, including posing as government officials and online support techs. Zeeshan Khan, 22, and Maaz Ahmed Shamsi, 24, operated India-based call centers that made robocalls to mostly elderly U.S. residents, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Once contact was made, members of the international ring “would coerce or trick the victims into sending large sums of cash through physical shipments or wire transfers to other members of the cons…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GRANDPARENT SCAM: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800 GRANDPARENT SCAM: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800
Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Is Conned Out Of $7,800 Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said. Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said. Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said. He eventually realized it was a scam and called…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GRANDPARENT SCAM: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Mails $7,800 GRANDPARENT SCAM: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Mails $7,800
Grandparent Scam: Rochelle Park PD Nabs Bronx Man After Elderly Victim Mails $7,800 Rochelle Park police nabbed a phone scammer from the Bronx who convinced an elderly victim to mail $7,800 in cash that he said was needed to bail out his just-arrested grandson, authorities said. Posing as a police officer, a caller told the 80-something Washington State resident that his grandson had been arrested, Detective Lt. James DePreta said. The caller said his son needed $16,800 for bail, then directed him to mail $7,800 to a Rochelle Park address, DePreta said. Believing it was real, the victim sent the money, the lieutenant said. He eventually realized it was a scam and called…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say
Amazon Gift Card Scammer Robs Second Warren County Resident Of Thousands, Police Say Police in Warren County urge residents to avoid falling victim to a scam that has robbed victims out of thousands of dollars. The second Hackettstown resident to become victim of the scam was a 41-year-old man who received a text message from 1-833-472-0959 claiming to represent Amazon, police said Tuesday. The man called the number provided in the text (1-833-220-3127) and was told that he needed to purchase gift cards to fix the problem, police said. The man then purchased $2,000 worth of gift cards from a nearby store and read the numbers to the scammer, police said. The victim hung up…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Issue Warning After Warren County Couple Lose $9K In Amazon Gift Card Scam Police Issue Warning After Warren County Couple Lose $9K In Amazon Gift Card Scam
Police Issue Warning After Warren County Couple Lose $9K In Amazon Gift Card Scam Police in Warren County have issued a warning after a local couple lost $9,000 in a recent email and phone scam. A 74-year-old Hackettstown woman received an email from Amazon referencing a possible incident of fraud on her account, police said. The woman called the number in the email (1-833-392-5331) and was told that she needed to purchase a SIM card to fix the problem, police said. The victim’s 76-year-old husband then purchased $9,000 worth of gift cards from various stores and read the numbers to the scammer, police said. “The wife attempted to call her husband to stop because she r…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Hunterdon Prosecutor Issues Warning After Woman Loses $1,500 To Sheriff’s Office Phone Scam Hunterdon Prosecutor Issues Warning After Woman Loses $1,500 To Sheriff’s Office Phone Scam
Hunterdon Prosecutor Issues Warning After Woman Loses $1,500 To Sheriff’s Office Phone Scam Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams has issued a warning after a woman lost $1,500 in a phone scam that targeted numerous residents throughout the county in just one day. “Numerous” scam calls were received from county residents throughout the day on Thursday, Feb. 25, Williams said. The scammers claimed to be from the county sheriff’s office and demanded payment to avoid having an arrest warrant issued for the victim’s failure to report for jury duty, Williams said. “One woman paid $1,500.00 in green dot cards to avoid being arrested,” Williams said. County officials u…

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by Valerie Musson